Exciting projects will address
diverse topics in Prokaryotic Biology. Please join our program
and enjoy the first-rate UGA research and recreational facilities.
Participants in
the NSF-funded REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) will
each receive a stipend of $450/week. Housing and most travel
costs will also be covered. Students will stay in air-conditioned
dorms on campus.
The Microbiology Department of the University
of Georgia in Athens (UGA) will provide an intensive, 9 week hands-on
laboratory research program for 10 undergraduates this summer.
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the program (REU Site:
Research in Prokaryotic Biology) will tentatively run from May
26th to July 27th. Students from institutions with limited
research opportunities in Microbiology, minorities, and deaf/hard-of-hearing
students are strongly encouraged to apply. Accommodations
and Support Services for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Participants.
REU
participants will conduct independent projects with supervision.
A wide variety of research topics will address the diverse functions
of bacteria and archaea. State-of-the art techniques will be
used
in interdisciplinary approaches that combine knowledge from
the fields of Genetics, Biochemistry, Physiology, Molecular Biology,
Cellular Biology, and Ecology.
Participants
will be able to take advantage of the excellent research and
recreational facilities at UGA. Outstanding research performance
may be recognized
with a travel award to permit a student to make a research
presentation at a national scientific conference.
It's easy to apply!
All you need to do is:
1. Complete the online application
form and submit it for our review.
2. Print and have two professors fill out the
letter of recommendation
and mail them to us.
Note: This form is a PDF, you will need Adobe Acrobat
Reader to view it. Click
here to get Adobe Acrobat Reader.
3. Have your school mail to us a copy of your
current transcript.
Applications Requested by March
1, 2008.
Participants must
be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its
possessions.
